Research; Fred Aufray

I was really interested with these images for my own project. Not only are they made in a studio, but they are of pregnant women that still look beautiful as a women, not just because they are carrying a child.
I would like to represent this idea of female beauty and body/life changing experience within my own images.
I also like how these images are quite neutral in tone. The plain background makes you focus entirely on the female and her body. Where the lighting is so soft, it almost looks as if this could be a drawing or painting. - As if this female is a work of art.

This first image grabbed my attention, due to the fact her face was my first focus point, not her bump, which i presumed would be.

This female looks beautiful, confident and sexy. Everything a woman wants to look like, it just so happens that this woman is also carrying a child.

This idea of pregnancy is beautiful in a woman. Her curves are more defined and rounded, her skin glows and looks more healthy and she's making and giving life to another person, whilst still being herself and being her own person.

The way in which she covers herself, framing her bump, prevents any focus being taken away from her face.

This close-up shot focuses entirely on her child-bearing tummy. Her breast that's in view does not seem provocative in any way. It is simply a part of her nude body on show, which will also provide food for her baby. This image embraces the female curves and smoothness and beauty of her body and skin.

The grey mid-tones help smooth her skin and give a flawless, beauty look. The minimal highlights emphasize the curves to her body, whilst the shadows define and preserve her modesty.

This profile view of this female shows her full curves. - The slight view of the arch in her back, her hips, breasts, bump and so on. This profile view almost reflects the 'S' or hourglass figure a female normally has.

This females pose almost represents a flower in the way she is on the floor and her head is facing down. - Just like a flower, her body is growing and changing to have a beautiful result. 

The mid-tones makes her skin look flawless, whilst the shadows and minimal highlights emphasize her curves. (Not only the obvious curves, but even the curves of her skin. - Her collarbone and shoulder, and the natural curve around her ribs/waist onto her stomach in the way she's sitting.